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W. 1 `THOMAS BOX CAR Filed sept. 6, 1955 9 sheets-sheet 1 Feb 11,` 1936.

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BOX CAR Filed Sept. 6, 1953 9 Shees-Sheet 4 Feb. 11, 1936.

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Box CARy Feb. 11, 1936.

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BOX CAR y Filed sept. e, 1953 9 sheds-sheet 9 Patented Feb. 11, 1936 UNITED- sTAi-Es Pirriaii'rl OFFICE.

v Box can. William L. Thomas, Haverstraw, N. Y.,"assignor to The New York Central Railros Company, a corporation of New York cars of the type designed for shipping mixed freight, or freight consisting of articles or parts of various forms, sizes and compositions, and particularly to a box oar adapted for shipping automobile body parts or other automobile parts of various kinds or similar commodities.

The object of the invention is to provide means for readily and convenientlyv variably partitioning the interior of .5 box car to divide the same intoliolding compartments or provide the same with supporting doors or platforms of suitable s ze or sizes for different kinds or sizes of goods to be shipped, ,whereby one and the same car may be used to hold mixed kinds and/or sizes of goods in separate lots in such manner as to keep the lots separated from each other and to enable the full capacity of the car to be used for shipment of such goods to the same destination or different destinations.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which: y

Fig. 1 is a vertical longitudinal section through a portion of a partitionable box car embodying the invention and showing the improved featuresu of construction residing in the car body itself.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section through a. portion of one of the end walls and a portion of the side wall of the car shown in Fig, 1.

Fig. 2a is a horizontal section through one side of the car betweenstandard door posts, showing the doorway construction.

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section through the car side wall on such a plane as that indicated by line 3--3 of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section similar to Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale and with parts broken away through a side wail of the car.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevation of one of the perforate inner walls of a side of the car.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged vertical section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. l.

Fig. 7 isa similar -view taken on line 1-1 of Fig. 4. l

- Fig. 8 is a fragmentaryvertical section through one side of the car at the doorway and looking toward one side of the doorway.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation looking from` the exterior toward the doorway at one side of the car.

Fig. 10 is a sectional plan view on line Ill-I0 of Fig. 9.

Bussum Figs. 11 to 16, inclusive, are views of various 'types of longitudinal compartment forming or supportingpartitions employed in the doorway region of the car.

Figs. 17, 18 and 19 are, respectively, a fragmentary side view, an end view and a bottom plan View of a cross piece forming a vertical partition, Figs. 17 and 19 showing the connection of the same with a perforate supporting wall.

g Fig. 20 is a section through the latch pin or bolt shown in Figs. 17, 18 and 19.

Figs. 21 and 22 are views similar to Figs. 17 and 18 showing another form of Vcross piece.

Figs. 23 and 24 are views similar to Figs. 21 and 22 of still another form of cross piece.

Figs. 25, 26 and 27 are views similar to Figs. 17, 18 and 19 of .a cross piece employing a hinged type of latch. i

Figs. 28 and 29 are fragmentary top plan and side elevations showing the use of a plurality of latches upon a cross piece or partition member.

Fig. 30 is a fragmentary face view of a perforate AWall sheet showing the use of fastening brackets for securing vertical-and horizontal cross pieces or partition members thereto.

Fig. 31 is an end elevation of the same.

Fig. 32 is a diagrammatic view of the inside of the car showing some of the many arrangements which may be used for the formation of compartments or supporting platforms therein.

Fig. 33 is a view showing the use of perforated plates as cross partitions.

Figs. 34 and 35 are views similar to Figs. 25 and 26 showing modifications of the hinged latch shown therein.

Figs. 36 and 37 are side and' end views of a supporting member, showing stillfurther modifications of the hinge latch-pin.

Fig. 38 is a plan view of the structure shown in Figs. 36 and 37. l

Referring now morey particularly to the Adraw-,- ings, I designates the car body which is of usual box body form,'and comprises the bottom 2, side walls 3, end walls 4 and roof 5. The bottom 2, end walls 4 and roof 5 may. be of any suitable and approved construction, the present invention as herein, disclosed residing more particularly in a novel construction of the side walls 3, although it is to be understood that the end walls may be constructed in the same manner as the side walls in the event that it should also be desired to perforate,

desired, and supporting partitions also, if desired, of sheet metal perforate for the interchangeable detachable and locking engagement therewith of supporting or partitioning members of various types, forms and sizes, whereby compartments or platforms to receive or support articles or parts of different kinds, sizes and forms may be interchangeably provided whenever desired throughout the length, breadth and depth of the car, allowing the full internal areaI of the car, or any portion thereof, to be utilized for the storage and shipment of automobile or other parts so as to keep dissimilar lots separate and to enable these and other various kinds of articles which may be dissimilar in shape and size to be shipped in a safe, reliable, convenient and economical manner. Also the principle of the invention consists in constructing the door ways of the car so as to increase the available storage capacity of the car and in providing supporting and partitioning means for utilizing the portion of the body for storage purposes transversely of the body ,from doorway to doorway. Furthermore the principle of the invention consists in constructingthe car walls which are to serve as supports in a strong and durable manner, and in providing supporting and partition forming members of interchangeable type for application to the supporting walls and toeach other, whereby storage compartments or supporting platforms may be produced as circumstances may require at desired points and levels throughout the car body.

Each side wall 3 is provided with a central doorway 6 including terminal angle metal door posts f 1, l', an intermediate door post 8, and a metal lintel beam 8', and each portion of the wall 3 between each door post "I, 1 and the corner portion 9 at its intersection with the end wall 4 on the same side of the transverse center of the body comprises outer and inner wall sections I0 and I I. 'I'he outer wall section I0 is formed of vertically extending metal sheets I2 riveted or otherwise secured to each other at their lapping edges and also secured to the side sill channel andn Z-bar eaves beams I3, to channeled intermediate posts I4, and to longitudinal (horizontal) angle beams I5 forming with the respective posts a rigid wall framing. The inner wall section II consists of longitudinally (horizontally) extending sheets I8, the lowermost sheet having its lower longitudinal edge flanged Vinwardly and secured to the iloor by lag screws or bolts I1, the uppermost sheet having its upper longitudinal edge turned outwardly or toward the wall section I0 and secured at intervals along the major length of the car by bracketsf|8 to the eaves beam I3 and in the region of the doorway 6 tothe lintel beam 8', the adjacent edges of the sheets of the series being flanged toward the wall section III and bolted or riveted, as at I9, to the angles I5 and welded, as

at 28, to the posts I4, the sheets of both wall sections III and I I thus being rmly-.united to each other and to a rigid framing and providing a double wall of great strength to serve as a support for the partitioning and'supporting members. This double wall structure is hollow, the wall sections I 0 and II being held spaced by the framing, so that an air space is provided to insulate the interior of the car against rapid heat exchange action between the same and the outer atmosphere. This hollow space may, if desired, be lled with insulating material of any suitable and approved sort. As shown, the sheets I6 are being formed throughout with longitudinal (horizontal) and transverse (vertical) sockets. This bar 4member comprising a bar rows of slots or openings 2|. Each opening is of double key-hole-shaped type, having alined straight end portions intersecting a central circular enlargement. These openings form keepers for interchangeable locking engagement with headed engaging and locking elements on partitioning and supporting members, as hereinafter described.

The doorway 6 in each wall is specially formed or modiiied as compared with a conventional construction in order that lts'width may be reduced when employing the car as a positioned car for the purpose set forth. To this end the intermediate door post 8 in each wall 3 is provided, and a door 22 is mounted so that it may be used to permanently close the space or half of the doorway between the post 8 and one of the terminal posts, as the post 1', as long as the car is used as a partitioned car, leaving the remaining Vhalf of the doorway between the posts 1 and 8 normally open for service use, but adapted to be closed whenever desired by a door 22'. By this means a narrow service doorway of suillcient width is left for access to the car and loading purposes as well as unloading purposes if desired, which narrow doorway may be conveniently closed, and this arrangement allows the closed half of the doorway to be packed solidly from side to side of the car to increase its storage capacity. Secured to the posts 'I and 8 at the sides of the open portion of the doorway are channeled holders 23 and 24, each consisting of a U-shaped channel member having a zig-zagI partition strip 25 arranged therein and forming superposed holding sockets 23' and 24' of diiferent depths. These sockets, in the case of the holder 22, are closed at their outer and inner sides and open only at the open side of the channel facing the doorway, while in the case of the holder 24 the sockets are not only open at the side facing the doorway but have lateral inlet and exit openings 25' formed by Vslots or notches in the outer flange of the holder 24. The car body thus constructed is adapted to be subdivided into goods holding compartments at desired points and levels or provided with goods supporting platforms at desired points and levels by means of partitioning and supporting members and doorway closing members of various kinds or types, some of which are herein shown, the construction and use ofwhich I will now proceed to describe.

Figsll to 16, inclusive, of the drawings show different sizes or depths and types of closure and supporting members for use across the open doorways to serve as supports for partitions or platform forming elements arranged to provide compartments or platforms at different points and levels from side to side of the car in the doorway region. As shown, these supports or partitions may be of different depths to secure a desired spacing of superposed platforms formed thereby. For example, a single piece or unitary wooden supporting member in the fonn\ oi' a bar 28 is provided to extend between the holders 23 and 24 with its ends seated in the proper sockets 22', 24' of the holders 28 and 24, the ends of which bar are partially cut away to form tongues 2l (one of which is shown) to engage the holder may be of any suitable depth and one of these bars may be provided across each doorway at the sides of the car on which articles may be directly supported or on which planks may be laid -to form a supporting platform. Fig. 12 shows another form of supporting 28 reinforced by an right angles thereto and forming therewith a supporting member of inverted T-shape in cross section.v The ends of the bar 28. project beyond the ends ofthe base piece 30 and are cut away to form tongues 28', one of which is shown, for engagement with the sockets in the holders 23 and 24. On this support bars or planks extending transversely ofthe car may be laid to form a supporting platform for goods at a desired level. In the cases of the use of the bars 26` and 28 the platform bars or planks laid thereon may be nailed or otherwise properly secured thereto. In Fig. 13 is shown a supporting member comprising a bar 3| having an angle metal reinforcement 32 secured thereto, which bar may be of proper cross-sectional dimensions so that its ends may be fitted directly into proper sockets of the holders 23 and 24. To the upper surfaces of this bar one or more L-shaped or half-loop clips 33 may be secured, each to receive a supporting bar or plank 33' resting on the bar 3l, and each clip having a cl'amping screw 34 to secure the supporting bar or plank in position. Fig. 14 shows a partition or supporting member 35 formed of three superposed bars united by angle metal ties 36, one end of the member 35 being formed to provide a tongue 31 to engage one of the sockets in the holder 23 and the other end of the member 35 being provided with spaced tongues 38 to engage a socket or adjacent sockets in the holder 23. This member is formed with spaced openings 39 to receive bars 39 on which platform boards may be laid or from which goods may be directly supported. The tie member 36 adjacent to the tongues 36 carries a pivoted latch 4I) to engage the holder 24 to'retain the member 35 against any possibility of casual displacement therefrom. Fig. I5 shows a supporting or partitioning member 4I composed of a pair of superposed bars secured together by tie blocks 42 and formed to provide at one end a tongue 43 to engage the holder 23 and at its opposite end with spaced tongues 44 to engage the holder 24. This member 4| is adapted to serve as a support for bars, planks or other goods supports or compartment or platform forming members. Fig. 16 shows a supporting or partitioning member 45 comprising spaced top and bottom bars 46 and 41 reinforced by metal angles 48 and connected and held in spaced relation byties 49. Between the bars 46 and 41 one or more platform or goods supporting'bars may be received and held in half clips 5l provided with clamping screws 5I or in a loop 52, one or more of which may be provided.

Supporting or partitioning members of the types shown in Figs. 11 to 16, inclusive, may be used in pairs across the doorways at opposite sides of the car, to serve as auxiliary closures for said doorwaysin connection with doors or to serve as grate-like closures in Athe absence of doors. They' also may be used to support compartment forming partitions or platform supporting bars whereby one or more compartments of diierent depths or platforms at different elevations may be formed across the car in the region of the doorways. In placing each supporting or partitioning member in position the tongued end thereof to be engaged with the holder 23 is slipped endwise into the proper socket in said holder and then the opposite tongued end is brought into alinement with the lateral notch-or notches in the holder 24 communicating with the proper receiving' socket therein and theV said tongued end is then slipped laterally through the notch or notches into the socket. .By a reversal of this mode of application each supporting 'or parti-v tioning member may be withdrawn from engagement with the holders, as will be readily understood.

Figs. 1'7 to 32, inclusive, show the supporting `or partitioning members adaptedfor application to the perforate inner-side walls, 'while Eig. 33

'shows the use of perforateA plates similar tothe perforate wall plates as cross partitioning and supporting plates. In Figs. 1'? to 20,'inc1uslve.a partitioning member is shown comprising a supporting bar 53 having an angle metal reinforce ment 54, to which bar are secured one or more partition boards or plates 55. At each end of the bar the reinforcement 54 projects and carries a U-shaped bracket 56 in which is mounted a casing 51 for a sliding latch bolt 58. This bolt has a pin 59 slidable in a guide slot 60 in the'casing and engageable and disengageable by reverse rotary movements of the bolt with recessestl to lockthe bolt in retracted and projected positions.

The outer end of the bolt is provided with a T- head 62 of a. size and shape corresponding to the perforations or openings in the perforate inner walls I6. the arrangement being such that when the bolt is retracted with the pin 59 in theV slot 66 opposite the inner locking recess the head 62 of the bolt will lie, when the partition is disposed in position for engagement with an opening 2i in the perforate wall I6, with its head in position to pass through said opening, so that l by means of the pin 59 the bolt may be projected so that the head will lie on the outer side of the wall I6 and then by rotating the bolt through an arc of the head 62 may be turned to lie crosswise of the opening and locked in such position by engagement of the pin with the outer locking recess.' By engagement of the locking bolt at the opposite end of the partition member with a corresponding opening in the opposite wall I6 and the placing of one or more other partitions and floor board or platform board supports in position for cooperation therewith a compartment of desired size and at any desired position in the length of the car and at any desired elevation may be provided.

Figs. 21 and 22 show a type of horizontal support which may be connected in a similar manner to opposite walls I 6 and which comprises a filler bar 63 fitted and secured in a channeled metal reinforcing member 64 to whicha pair of latch devices of thesame construction shown in Figs. 17-20 are applied. Supporting bars of this type may be extended across the car body between and connected with the opposite wall sheets I6 either to directly support goods or to serve as supports on which planks or plates maybe laid to form a goods supporting platform.

Figs. 23 and 24:v show a supporting member formed of united wooden plies or bars 65 and 66, the former recessed at each end, as shown at 61, to receive a locking latch of the character previously described and the other being formed with a corresponding finger recess 68 to admit access to the latch pini of the latch bolt so lthat it may be conveniently operated.

Figs. 25, 26 and 27 show a construction of supporting bar member comprising a 4wooden bar .10 fitting within the channel 1I of a channeled reinforcement 69 and to which is hinged, as at 12, a swinging latch plate 13 having a projecting end to engage an opening inthe sheet I6. This latch plate 13 rests against the underside of the bar when in engaging position so that it will be rigid with the bar when the weight of the bar and the load rests thereon, but upon lifting the bar the latches at its ends will be tilted downwardly and drawn out of engagement with the sheets I6, allowing ready and quick release of the bar from the'sheets I6.

Figs. 28 and 29 show a supporting bar member comprising a bar 14 with reinforcement 15 and provided with a pair of spaced latch bolts of the character previously described for engagement with correspondingly spaced perforations or openings in a sheet I6, so that a supporting bar is provided which may be of considerable width and adapted to be held securely in place.

Figs. 30 and 31 show a bar or partition member 16 formed of wood with corner reinforcements 11 which is adapted to be secured either vertically or horizontally to a. sheet I3, as shown in Fig. 30, by means of saddle brackets 18 en-,

gaging its opposite side edge or bottom face. which brackets have attaching flanges 19 slotted to receive fastening bolts 80 for engagement with the perforations or openings in the sheets. With this construction the brackets may be readily and conveniently applied in supporting or holding position and as readily removed and certain of the brackets may be left permanently in place under certain conditions, thus reducing time and labor in applying parts for use in making the same general shipments from time to time.

Fig. 32, as stated, shows an arrangement of supporting and partitioning members in a car so as to provide compartments 8l and platforms 82 for holding goods in position therein, while Figs. 32 and 33 also show the use of perforated plates 83 as cross partitioning plates which may be provided with latch bolts or the like to engage the perforations in the sheets I6, or carried by cross bars such as bars 53, 10, etc., so provided, and which are adapted for cooperation with longitudinally arranged partitions having latch members to engage the perforations therein, whereby provision is made for subdividing the interior of the car both longitudinally and transversely into compartments as desired.

Fig. 32 also shows the use of bars, such as bars 53 or any ofthe other styles herein disclosed, of of different dimensions and arranged to serve as supports for wooden platforms 82 or wooden vertical partitions 83'. The platforms in such cases may be removably mounted in position and provided with cleats 82a to engage the bars and hold the platforms from shifting. 0f course, metal platforms so constructed may be used and the partitions 83' may be made of metal, perforate or imperforate, and they may be directly supported from the side walls instead of being supported by bars 53. Fig. 3 2 further shows a structure in which bars 84 carrying uprights or partitions 85 are provided with cleats or ledges 8G to support a platform board or plate 81 to form a trough-like or cradle-like holder for lading, and in Fig. 32 is also shown a rack or holder formed of bars or partitions 88 connected by cross pieces I8 and which, as shown in the particular instance. is arranged to form' with the oor a shallow receptacle for holding lading of a certain or various kinds In Figs. 34 to 38, inclusive, I have shown still other types oi bars with hinged latch plates instead of bolts which may be employed. In Figs. 34 and 35 a wooden bar 90 is shown which is provided with an angle metal reinforcement QI, one

'part of which underlies the bar, and to which parts a hinged latch 12, 13 of the kind shown in Figs. 25, 26 and 27 isl riveted or otherwise applied. '.Ihis bar may serve as a support for a partition member 55. In Figs. 36, 37 and 38 is shown a bar 92 having an angle metal reinforcement 93 one part of which underlies the bar and to Vwhich is applied a latch comprising a hinging plate 84 riveted or otherwise secured to said reinforcement partI which is embraced by the forked part 85 of a latch member 8B connected thereto by a hinge pin 91, the opposite end of the latch member having a pair of duplicate or twin latch portions 98 to engage apair of adjacent openings in a plate I6.

By the use of any one or more of the several styles of supporting and partitioning members the interior of the car body may be provided with compartments and supporting members or supporting platforms whereby the entire area of the interior ofthe body may be employed for storage purposes and parts or goods to be shipped supported singly or in lots therein so that the lots may be kept separate for convenience in shipping and loading and unloading them as well as in transferring them from place to place.

From the foregoing description, taken in conl nection with the drawings, the construction and mode of operation of my improved partitioned car construction will be readily understood and its advantages appreciated by those versed in the art without a further and extended description. While the constructions disclosed are preferred, it will, of course, be understood that changes in the form, proportions and details of construction of theparts may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from' the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Although the foregoing covers applications to cars with double doors, it should be specifically understood that the invention herein described may readily be applied to cars having single side doors and with any form of side post, eaves beams, or side sill.

l. In a box `type freight car, the combination of a car body having oppositely disposed walls, each wall comprising spaced outer and inner vertical wall sections, said inner wall sections extending substantially from roof to floor, the inner wall i,

sections of the Walls being provided throughout the wall sections with correspondingly arranged vertical and horizontal rowsof openings therein, a plurality of supports adapted to be extended between and mounted upon the inner wall sections 0f said oppositeiy disposed walls for supporting therefrom horizontally arranged lvertical load carrying shelves and vertically arranged'load carrying partitions or load displacement preventing abutments at different points in horizontally and vertically spaced relationship to each otheron said walls, said supports having engaging elements interchangeably engageable with the openings in the inner wall sections to mount the individualv supports at different points in horizontally or vertically spaced relationship to each other on the opposed walls. and reinforcing and bracing means in the spaces between the outer and inner wall sections of the respective walls rigidly uniting the innerl and outer wall sections of each wall and sustaining the inner Wall sections against distortion or collapse under the strains of the load weights supported by the mounted supports therefrom.

2. In a box type freight car, the combination of a car body having oppositely disposed walls, each wall ycomprising spaced outer and inner vertical wall sections, said inner Wall sections extending substantially from roof to floor, postsarranged in said spaces and supporting the outer wall sections, the inner wall sections of each wall being formed of parallel metal sheets having flanges at their juxtaposed edges bent outwardly toward the associated outer wallsection, and -said inner wall sections being provided throughout the wall sections with correspondingly arranged vertical and horizontal rows of openings therein, a plurality of supports adapted to be extended between and mounted upon the inner wall sections of said oppositely disposed walls for supporting therefrom horizontally arranged vertical load carrying shelves and vertically arranged load carrying partitions or load displacement preventing abutments at different points in horizontally and vertically spaced relationship to each other on said walls, said supports having engaging elements interchangeably engageable with the openings in the inner wall sections to mount the individual supports at different points in horizontally or vertically spaced relationship to each other on the opposed walls, and longitudinally extending reinforcing and bracing elements in the spaces between the outer and inner wall sections of the respective walls secured to the posts and flanges of the inner walls and coacting therewith to rigidly unite the inner and outer wall sections of each wall so as to sustain the inner wall sections against distortion or collapse under the strains of the load weights supported by the mounted supports therefrom.

3.\In a box type freight car, the combination of a car body having oppositely disposed Walls, each wall comprising spaced outer and inner vertical wall sections, said inner wall sections Vextending substantially from roof to oor, the inner wall sections of the walls being provided throughout the wall sections with correspondingly arranged vertical and horizontal rows of horizontally elongated openings therein, said rows of openings being staggered with relation to each other, a plurality of supports adapted to be extended between and mounted upon the inner wall sections of said oppositely disposed walls for supporting therefrom horizontally arranged vertical load carrying shelves and vertically arranged load carrying partitions or load displacement preventing abutments at different points in horizontally and vertically spaced relationship to each other on said walls, said supports having engaging elements interchangeably engageablewith the openings in the inner wall sections to mount the individual supports at different points in horizontally or vertically spaced relationship to each other on the opposed walls, and reinforcing and bracing means in the spaces between the outer and inner wall sections of the respective walls rigidly uniting the inner'and outerwall sections of each Wall and sustaining the inner wall sections against distortion yor collapse under the strains of the load weights supported by the mounted supports therefrom.

4.v In a box type freight car, a car body having a wall comprising spaced outer and inner vertical wall sections, said'inner wall section extending substantially from roof to floor, the inner wall sectiony being provided substantially throughout its area with vertical and horizontal rows of openings therein, a plurality of supports adapted to be mounted upon the inner wall section for supporting therefrom horizontally arranged verf tical load carrying shelves and vertically arranged partitions or load carrying or displacement preventing abutments at different points horizontally and vertically of said walls, said supports having engaging members at one end for interchangeable engagement with any of said openings to mount the individual supports at different points in horizontally or vertically spaced relation to each other on the inner wall, means for supporting the opposite ends of said supports, and reinforcing and bracing means in the space between the outer and inner wall sections of the wall rigidly uniting said inner and outerV wall sections so as to sustain the inner wall section against buckling or collapse vunder the strains of the load weights supported therefrom by the mounted supports.

5. In abox type freight car, a car body having a wall comprising spaced outer and inner vertical wall sections, said inner wall section extending substantially from roof to floor, the inner zontally or Vvertically spaced relation to each other Y on the inner wall, means for supporting the opposite ends of said supports, and reinforcing and bracing means in the space between the outer and inner wall sections of the wall rigidly uniting said inner and outer wall sections so as to sustain the inner wall section against buckling or collapse under the strains of the load weights supported by the mounted supports therefrom.

6. In a box type freight car, a car body having a Iwall comprising spaced outer and inner ver-Y tical wall sections, said inner wall section extending substantially from roof to door, the inner wall section being provided substantially throughout its area with vertical and horizontal rows of openings therein, a plurality of supports adapted to be mounted upon the inner wall section for supporting therefrom horizontally arranged vertical load carrying shelves and vertically arranged partitions or load displacement preventing abutments at different points horizontally and vertically of said walls, each supportY having `an engaging member pivotally mounted at its inner end on the lower face of said support adjacent an end .thereof and said engaging member having a free outer end portion for interchangeable engagement with any of said openings to mount the support at different points horizontally or vertically on the inner wall, means for supporting the opposite ends of the supports, and reinforcing and bracing means in the space between the outer and inner wall sections of the wall rigidly uniting said inner and outer wall sections so as to sustain the inner wall section against buckling or collapse under the strains of the load weights supported therefrom by the mounted supports.

WILLIAM L. THOMAS. 

